Cubs face 39 year old option at shortstop
Chicago's search for a reliable shortstop stretches back to 1930s tales of Jurges. The Cubs may rely on Bob Sturgeon at age 39 if spring misfires continue. Clarence Ace Parker provides an unconventional trial, with Lennie Merullo and others in the mix as manager Charley Grimm weighs options.
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Chicago Cubs
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New York Giants
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Sturgeon
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Clarence
Ace) Parker
Portsmouth
Parker
Lennie Merullo
Merullo
Ace Keystone
Billy Herman
Pittsburgh
Wrigley Field
Giants
Dick Barteil
Chicago
Detroit
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Rogell
Bobby Mattick
Billy Myers
Roy Hughes
Lou Stringer
Neeign Coe Cea Hatten
Lombardi
Sukeforth
Bob Feller
Barney
Vic Lombardi
Brooks
Richards Named Pro Tennis Czar
Vincent Richards of New York was named commissioner of professional tennis by the World Professional Tennis league backed by stars including Bobby Riggs and Don Budge. The group aims to unite players and associations by next fall, with a 16-player Philadelphia Inquirer championships for $10,000 opening Monday night in Philadelphia.
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New York
Vincent Richards
Bobby Riggs
Don Budge
Richards
World Professional Tennis League
Philadelphia
Cedar Rapids Softball Association Sets Wednesday Meeting
The Cedar Rapids Softball Association will hold its first general organizational meeting Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the city hall Superior Court room. All managers sponsors players and fans are invited to plan the coming season. New teams may enter. representatives should attend.
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Cedar Rapids
Ellis Park
Postpone Girls' Cage Meet At Quaker Oats Plant
Due to a strike at the Quaker Oats Co the girls independent basketball tournament sponsored by the Quaker Oats Athletic Association is postponed to next week If no gym is available the event will be canceled Tournament director Paul Novak announced Eleven teams have filed entries with five more hoped to reach 16 teams Entered teams include Westhoff s Monticello Iowa Delhi Alumni Cascade Slick Chicks Central City Indees Marengo Indees Iowa Steel Iron Works LaPlant Choate Wilson Co Iowa Mutual Insurance Collins Radio and Oats
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Quaker Oats Athletic Association
Paul Novak
Novak
Westhoff’s
Monticello
Iowa
Delhi Alumni
Cascade Slick Chicks
Central City Indees
Marengo Indees
Iowa Steel & Iron Works
LaPlant Choate
Wilson & Co
Iowa Mutual Insurance
Collins Radio
Oe Oats
Managers chat before Senators and Tigers game in Lakeland
Ossie Bluege pauses at Detroit bench as Washington Senators arrive for a spring exhibition with Steve ONeill's Detroit Tigers. ONeill and Newsom discuss prospects, hitters, and pitching while the Tigers prepare workouts. The piece notes Hank Greenberg’s absence as a missing element for Detroit.
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Lakeland
Fla
Ossie Bluege
Detroit
Washington Senators
Steve O’neill
Detroit Tigers
Oss
O'Neill
Steve
Ossie
Iba selects six for all star team to meet Phillips 66
Henry Iba coach of Oklahoma Aggies will direct an all star college quintet against Phillips 66 AAU in Bartlesville Oklahoma on April 1. The six players are Charlie Black Kansas University Dick Reich University of Oklahoma John Hargriss Texas University Herb Wilkinson Iowa University Harold Jensicken Indiana State Teachers Ralph Hamilton Indiana University The six also will play under Iba for the West All Stars in the East West game in New York on March 29.
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Okla
Henry Iba
Oklahoma Aggie
Phillips 66 Aau
Charlie Black
Kansas University
Dick Reich
University of Oklahoma
John Hargiss
Texas University
Herb Wilkinson
Iowa University
Harold Jensicken
Indiana State Teachers
Ralph Hamilton
Indiana University
Iba
New York
Dog Training Season Closed Yesterday
MANE SPECIES of ground birds will soon nest. Dogs running in the wild seriously curtail the production of game birds. Research shows birds frightened from nests may not return to eggs. In such cases birds build another nest but rarely lay a full second clutch, resulting in small broods. Dog owners urged to curb field activities during nesting. Training bird dogs on game in the wild is prohibited by statute from March 15 to July 15 each year.
Mike Jacobs Ends Active Boxing Era After Stroke
Reports say Mike Jacobs suffered a cerebral hemorrhage four months ago and will likely not return to active boxing. Doctors forecast only occasional desk hours by fall, with a supervisory role in a June Joe Louis promotion unlikely. His rumored $19 million fortune is disputed, with insiders pegging his estate around $4 million minus ongoing investments.
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Davis J. Walsh
YORK
INS
Mike Jacobs
Grady
Broadway
Mike
20Th Century
Vincent Nardiella
Solid Reiser Will Give Bumns Sound Foundation for 1947 Pennant Castle
Havana based feature on Harold Reiser trade prospects and health status. Reiser, 27, returns from leg injury with improving mobility and strong comeback potential for the 1947 season. Trainer updates indicate natural recovery as he re-enters spring training with Brooklyn lineup and managerial plans.
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Pennant Castle
Harry Grayson
Havana
Nea
Harold Reiser
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St. Louis
National League
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Pop
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Hyland
Phillies
Harold Wendler
Branch Rickey
Tech Relays Highlights and Record-Tying Performances
The report outlines relay and hurdle events with standout finishes including an American record equal time of 8.5 in the 70 high hurdles finals. Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan Normals posted notable distances and times, with multiple athletes breaking or tying records across events such as two mile, discus, and sprint relays.
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Rayager
Mark Diller
E Stau
Cashers
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Spire
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Kalb
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Elmer Pritogte
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Deal
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Gaultney Hey We Sys
Warney
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Ome
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Baldwin Wallsee
Haas
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Fife
Michigan Normal
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A. Fees
van Iene
Are
Cenigan
Bonya Innell
University
Birdsa Hayden
Purdue
Pare iMalece Ieink
Pease Win Wallace
Gundrumagan
Hicks
Mac
Cafe Ag
Hogan falters as Heafner leads in Jacksonville Open round
Ben Hogan sank on the 140 yard sixth hole taking 11 strokes after his tee shot found a pond. Clayton Heafner led by one stroke after the third round at the Jacksonville Open where Herman Keiser was two back at 208 and Ed Furgol Lew Worsham tied for third at 210. Frank Stranahan led amateurs with 212.
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Heatmer
Herman Keiser
Akron
Ohio
Ed Furgol
Detroit
Lew Worsham
Washington, D. C
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Madison
Wis
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
All Stars Named in Upper Iowa Cage Conference
West Union hosts coaches meeting naming top or first team Jim Malone Postville Paul Buenneke Maynard Bill Colvin El kader Drahn Schul Postville Jon Allen stein Fayette Heyer Sumner Martins Postville Duke West Union Todd eld Waukon honorable mentions Elkader Prickett Gunderson Weihs Dummermuth West Walker Mount Vernon picks ten lettermen led by Dave Daese Hood Kudart Zin kula with a range of sprinters middle distance and field event specialists.
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Upper Iowa
Jim Malone
Postville
Paul Buenneke
Maynard
Bill Colvin
Elkader
Drahn
Schul Postville
Allenstein
Fayette
Heyer
Sumner
Es Martins
Duke
Todd
Eld
Waukon
Prickett
Gunderson
Weihs
Dummermuth
West
Walker
State's Matmen Win Conference Wrestling Title
College amassed 35 points to edge the University of Oklahoma by one in the Big Six wrestling meet. Kansas State took fourth with 18 points as other teams scored in preliminaries and finals.
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College
University of Oklahoma
Grand Island Wins Class A State Basketball Title
Grand Island defeated Lincoln 40 36 Saturday night to win the class A state high school basketball championship in Lincoln Nebraska.
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Lincoln
Neb
Grand Island
Iowa Steel Takes Lead in YWCA Basketball Race
Iowa Steel remained undefeated and led the YWCA league as Iowa Mutual suffered its first defeat in five games. Schneider led Iowa Steel with 19 points while Van Vieck scored 20 for Iowa Mutual. Other results include Paris Academy 55 Becks 24 and several byes.
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Oresas
Iowa Mutual
Schneider
van Vieck
Paris Academy
Beck’s
Adkins
Cyclone Tankers Cup Big 6 Meet yields record performances
Iowa State won its sixth straight Big Six swimming title with 76 points tying the conference meet record. Nebraska finished second, Kansas State third, Oklahoma fourth as marks fell in prelims and finals. Nielsen of Iowa State set a conference and national mark in the 200 yard breaststroke, while ISU posted new relay records and other fast times across eight events.
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Nebraska
Kansas State
Oklahoma
Dick Nielsen
Mabiveres
Lows Ate
Robison
Kielsen
Seit
Watts
Seanene Aa
Gap
Cron
Bae Srote
Bacher
Er Howe
Gee
Pormeries
Manchester Indees Fall 55 49 to Harlem Globetrotters
Manchester Indees lose to the Harlem Globetrotters 55 to 49. Jim Vis scores 24 for Manchester as the teams were tied 19 all at halftime before the visitors pulled away in the second half.
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Bobby Grund
Harlem Globe Trotters
Jim Vis
Playoffs Set in AIL Cage League
The Allied Industrial league plans playoffs with Wilson Packers and Iowa Manufacturing for top honors, while Quaker Oats Co Collins Radio and Link Belt-Ser contend for third place. In the girls division Collins Radio Quaker Cats lead the field. all games set at the YMCA court with Friday schedule listed.
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Wilson Packers
Iowa Manufacturing
Industrial Basketball League
Quaker Oats Co
Collins Radio
Link Belt-Ser
Wilson & Co
Quaker Cats
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